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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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